Labor Rate Analyst

Responsibilities

• Set up, review, and maintain contractual labor billing rates in accordance with project contracts and company requirements
• Serve as a point of contact for labor, billing, and burden-related questions, researching issues and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner
• Review, correct, and maintain labor entries to support accurate project reporting, billing, and time allocation
• Support the processing of weekly timesheet activity and assist with monthly labor-related processing as needed
• Cook up system setup and updates related to new hires and employee changes within labor and time-entry processes
• Perform recurring weekly and month-end updates, reconciliations, and reporting related to labor allocation and support documentation
• Prepare reports and provide requested documentation to support internal and external audits
• Develop and work within existing Alteryx workflows to streamline manual labor corrections and labor rate processes for the team
• Build, maintain, update, and troubleshoot the team’s Labor Rate Process Smartsheets
• Work within EnterpriseOne to develop familiarity with system orchestrations that drive key day-to-day processes
• Assess current workflows and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and accuracy through technology, automation, and process improvement
• Assist with testing and validating system enhancements, new tools, and application updates in JD Edwards, Build, and related platforms
• Pearl with payroll, accounting, operations, and project teams to resolve issues and improve labor-related processes

Qualifications

• Education: Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, information systems, or a related field
• Experience: 2+ years of experience in payroll, accounting, finance, labor administration, or a related operational role
• Skills: Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel, strong analytical, mathematical, and organizational skills, high level of accuracy and comfort working with large amounts of data, strong communication and collaboration skills, ability to learn new business systems and software quickly, ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and sound judgment
• Preferred Experience: with labor billing rates, payroll operations, or workforce time-entry processes, construction accounting or project-based accounting experience, familiarity with Smartsheet, Alteryx, reporting tools, or workflow automation tools, experience performing audits, diagnostic reviews, or process documentation, demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements